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Luke Cage canceled by Netflix and Marvel

adminOctober 20, 2018

Showrunner Cheo Hodari Coker and Mike Colter, the same Power Man, filming Luke CageS second season.Photo: David Lee (Netflix)

Barely a week later, it ended Iron fist After a promising second season, Netflix and Marvel have disconnected from another of their superhero shows. The streaming service has confirmed that after two seasons, Luke Cage It is canceled.

The deadline has this joint statement from Netflix and Marvel tonight:

Unfortunately, Luke Cage of Marvel He will not be back for a third season. "Everyone at Marvel Television and Netflix are grateful to the dedicated showrunner, the writers, the cast and crew who gave life to the Harlem Hero over the past two seasons, and to all the fans who have supported the series."

The movement is another surprising one for companies, given that Luke Cage it was like Iron fist before that, he organized some very interesting movements for a third season that, until today, felt almost guaranteed. Especially in a world in which Netflix proudly defended its stable Marvel series as something that would continue to thrive in the future of Disney's broadcast service.

Those shows are for us to cancel. And we are very happy with your performance so far.

But now that Luke Cage He has also achieved success, I am sure that investors will have more specific questions next time.

Time will tell what's in store for the remaining Marvel shows on the Netflix list:Reckless, who just debuted his third season, The PunisherY Jessica Jones, who just lost her showrunner, Melissa Rosenberg, in August after she signed a new deal with Warner Bros. TV. The series of equipment. The defenders He never received an official cancellation, however; Some sites reported that the Facebook page for that program was recently renamed by Netflix to a "space to live everything, super, science fiction, the fantastic and beyond."

We have contacted Netflix to make comments and we will let you know more if we find out.